The #kidlitart28 challenge is over! It’s actually been a great help, although sometimes the “warm-up” sketches, as these were intended to be, pretty much ran away with the day.

I’ve learned that the few NF  #Storystorm ideas just didn’t seem to spark any fun image ideas. And that when in doubt, I default to birds: owls, ducks, geese, chickens as well as generic birdies. Who knew?

So now the task is to go back through the #Storystorm list and see which ideas survived intact, which morphed into something worth pursuing, and which should be abandoned for now.

Day 28 is in honor of all the eccentric female relatives I grew up hearing stories about, mostly great aunts and cousins who defied convention in one way or another.

Because there were two more #Storystorm ideas recorded in January than there are days in February for the #kidlitart28 challenge, I’m opting to skip ahead. This little sketch is based on an idea from Day 30 of the Storystorm challenge.

And, apparently, I love birds.

This #Storystorm idea was concerned with indecision, but another character sneaked in to shift the story in a different direction.

This #Storystorm idea was vaguely about being alone–but I didn’t have the heart to draw her without a friend. He’s saying, “Why are you hiding? Can I hide, too?”